The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969.

Without doubt, keep a diary. From the day you're born, keep a diary, because we all forget things so quickly.

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

Meetings ... are rather like cocktail parties. You don't want to go, but you're cross not to be asked.

I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.

The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.